Years ago I got to spend 45 days in Thailand building a school. While doing so the only snake we saw was a Sunbeam snake. To this day it was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
That was a great video, I had no idea that Mangrove snakes got so big. I really enjoyed all the snakes and appreciate your concern for their well-being. Fascinating and very educational.
Got to be up there as some of the most educational herping videos on UA-cam, loving these thank you for your hard work and effort you put in to making them 👍🏻
Another great and informative video. The Pit Viper curling up under your hand was soo cool. Lovely to see Moon handling snakes too. Again thanks for sharing, and bringing Thailand to those of us who can't be there again yet.
Hello! I just found your channel and I love it ! That baby viper is the cutest thing ever! Looking forward to more , lots of love from New York City !❤❤❤🐍
wow after working a hard Friday shift in the kitchen this made my night, thanks for the treat David much appreciated you definitely look happy out there in Thailand with moon congrats.
I had lost track of your channel, but the algorithm revealed it to me again today! I'm happily subscribed and can't wait to see more videos. I'll have to go back and watch what I've missed!
This was the sweetest thing, the snake was so calm and comfortable with you and you with thr snake. You truly are the best herper on youtube. Bless you. 🙌
I'm not a "Snake Person." I enjoy watching them from afar to an extent. But that little Pit Viper at 25:13 that crawled under your hand was a Cute little guy. He had a puppy dog face, if you know what I mean. Not to mention I liked his temperament.
Im glad some non "snake people" are tuning in and enjoying these videos too. Be careful though, before you know it youll be a snake person too. It's addictive haha
Great Job ,,,,, Love the visual adventure ,,, like always Moon is looking great ,,,, Nothing like herping when u can find reptiles and animals quickly ''' I do love the kraits and the mangroves looks similar in a way. U guys keep up the great works ,,,,, It would be a honor to see u and Dan from DME Exotic collab on a journey together with Apple and Moon .... That would be fire since the both of u all are in Thailand for now. 👌👌👌👌👌
David, my man.. you're a legend, and you have an incredibly beautiful lady who seems down to earth and digs what you do. Seems you're living your best life, stay safe out there. Love learning from your channel.
Great video David as usual, thoroughly enjoed it and your shirts are amazing...Will be looking out for those...You've got a very interesting life and I find your videos fascinating. Keep them coming...You're incedibly knowledgeable...
Welcome back in Thailand David. Looks like your channel is growing. Looking forward seeing more herping videos. Im gonna herp myself here on Samui as well soon but still need to order some proper hooks first😆
Great as always David and it looks like a boat is a productive way to go herping, I guess as there are no vibrations on the ground for them to detect. I often see snakes here when I am out walking but for some reason more often in rural areas than when I am in the jungle (camouflage probably). I've seen King Cobras rarely, including a melanistic one on Koh Rong in Cambodia once. This is my kind of Thailand vlogging.
Thanks Karl! Certain species actually do better and occur in higher densities in human modified habitats, this is because many human activities such as farming are much more efficient at providing food sources. Agriculture provides an above natural amount of food for rodents in a very small space, so that will allow more snakes to live in a smaller area as well. Additionally, many of the larger predators are absent from these urban areas. Human inhabited areas usually have higher numbers of snakes but less species variety.
Didn't find snakes, but I went to Thailand a couple times about 10 years ago. Alot of poon to root through and amazed I didn't get gonorrhea from my time there. Wonderful country.
If I remember correctly, the first time I watched one of your videos was a little over 3 years ago. Way back then the content was interesting, you were already demonstrating a deep knowledge base rooted in biology, and your on-camera persona was decent, though at times you came across a bit defensive (I'm guessing due to backlash received from people who thought you were taking unnecessary risks). I just wanted to send you some really positive feedback on your progression as a presenter over this time period. 1) In terms of content, you set a fairly high bar from the beginning but I think you've managed to significantly elevate it. 2) From day one you delivered interesting, relevant, and insightful facts and you continue to do so today. The difference is in the richness of describing details of what's going on around you, which is important because we can't see anything off camera. 3) The early filming angles, resolution, and clarity were already above average, but your current attention-to-detail and application of lessons learned has elevated your shooting to pretty much on the level of what we see on Discovery or Animal Planet. 4) There is noticeable development in your maturity and decision making process. I was never part of the crowd who felt you needed to be scolded for the risks you were taking, but I'd be lying if I didn't say it made me uncomfortable sometimes. You are still taking risks, but here's the difference. It much clearer for your audience to understand these are "calculated" risks because you are doing a great job of explaining what's going on in your mind as you make handling or pursuit decisions. 5) However, nothing stands out more than how you've grown as a presenter of information. This has a lot to do with pace and flow, but there's actually something more important. It's absolutely critical to come across as both relatable and likeable. I'm not suggesting you didn't embody these traits in the early days, only that your more relatable and likeable today. Are there areas where I think you have opportunities to make your content even better (i.e. constructive feedback)? Yes, but even in these areas I've seen progression. 1) David, you seem to be a naturally chill guy. Having personally spent a lot of time Thailand, I imagine some of this has to do with the cultural environment. I think there are times when it might be beneficial to amp up your volume and inflection to highlight certain points or climatic moments in the video. I know it might seem I'm asking you to be fake or unnatural but it doesn't have to be that way. Only you know exactly how you're feeling in a given moment, but I have to assume there are times when you're getting a heavy adrenaline rush. In those moments let a little bit of what you're feeling inside come out in the video... there's nothing fake about that. 2) The other thing I want to mention is Moon (and your friends) are great additions in your videos. Her adventurous spirit adds another nice dimension. People tend to have a lot of misconceptions (which I won't mention) about Thailand. It's really unfortunate because the Thai people are some of kindest, funny, and out-going people I've ever encountered. Their positive outlook is infectious. When you live in a place like Thailand it's understandable that what outsiders view as unique, doesn't register as special to a local. You've got a great opportunity to incorporate a bit more of the fascinating cultural environment into your presentations, and if done naturally I don't think it would take away from the zoological focus of your content. As an example, your mention of the guides singing the Titanic song as your friend's raft sunk added a nice human-interest component in this video. I also wanted to share my snake experiences in Thailand. While stationed at Kadena AFB in Japan, my unit deployed to Thailand 2-3 times a year for joint training exercises with the Thai Military, and we also staged in Udorn, Thailand for rescue missions when civil unrest broke out in Laos around 1996 if I remember correctly. Beyond military operations there was also a strong emphasis on providing humanitarian aid and building a positive impression with the Thai people when we visited, and one of the ways we did this was to go to more remote areas to provide inoculations (which is where I encountered snakes). For anyone wondering if a random person who isn't looking for snakes is likely to encounter one in Thailand, from my experience the answer is yes. The first one I saw was a large cobra that scooted across the path about 25 feet in front of me. I realize there are multiple cobra species living in Thailand but based on the size I suspect it was a King Cobra (not bad for a first encounter!). The second snake encounter occurred while I was eating lunch and sitting near some trees in a fairly open grassy area. This one really caught me off guard because I wasn't expecting to see a snake so exposed and out in the open in the middle of day, or for it to decide to come so close to me of it's own choosing (it passed about 3 feet to my right). My guess is it was seeking shelter in the trees. This snake was speckled green, proportionally neither slender or thick, a little under two feet, and had a fairly pronounced triangle-shaped head. These physical traits lead me to believe it was some type of viper but I can't be positive. Unfortunately the 3rd encounter wasn't actually mine but something a few of the guys in my unit witnessed about a half mile away from where I was at the time. It would have been the most iconic snake encounter of my life, because it was a massive reticulated python near a stream. Obviously I can't confirm the details since I didn't see it, but they said it was extremely thick, well over 16 feet and might have been closer to 20 feet long. While these encounters didn't occur in heavily populated areas, I got the impression they wouldn't have been considered anything out of the ordinary if the area had been more urban. These "chance" encounters are remarkable for me, as someone who's come up empty almost every time I've gone herping in Texas. A 3 foot Copperhead is the most exciting thing I've ever found in my home state, save maybe the Coyote that got trapped inside my fenced-in back yard in the suburbs of Dallas. It was larger than I expected but a complete coward. I think this particular video is the best one you've made so far and that is why I chose it for sending you feedback from a long-time viewer. By far the scariest element for me was your exposure to bat guano in that cave! Thanks for what you do!
Eye probably had stuck shed. Snakes typically will have stuck shed on their eyes forming eye caps if they don’t shed properly. Sometimes I have to pull the stuck shed off my snakes eye.
Great video. I wish I knew of a similar kayaking experience on a small jungle river here in Cambodia. If you have not been offerred great job opportunities in this field yet, I'd think you will soon. But they will be concerned if you're a risk or not with the chanced you take.
That racer completely relaxed into Moon! What a nice experience for her!!!
Years ago I got to spend 45 days in Thailand building a school. While doing so the only snake we saw was a Sunbeam snake. To this day it was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
The retech was beautiful David! Loved how you threw in that Jaws music for the little pit viper LMAO good job is always my friend stay safe..
Thanks! Stay safe too!
LOL That little Pit Viper was like cool a heated cave to call my home!!!!
Absolutely haha
Thanks again for another great video. Your love of wildlife is admirable. The pit viper was impressive.
Thanks Warren, youre welcome!
Thanks for the video my boy! I hope alls well and Rupert is on the mend. Keep up the great work!
Youre welcome! Rupert is doing good, he wil be back in the videos soon :)
That was a great video, I had no idea that Mangrove snakes got so big. I really enjoyed all the snakes and appreciate your concern for their well-being. Fascinating and very educational.
Thank you Marc!
Great video as always, great thing you did for the kitten, love animal people
Got to be up there as some of the most educational herping videos on UA-cam, loving these thank you for your hard work and effort you put in to making them 👍🏻
Thanks Pete! Im glad you like it. Will try my best to keep improving the videos more and more as I go :)
Another great and informative video. The Pit Viper curling up under your hand was soo cool. Lovely to see Moon handling snakes too. Again thanks for sharing, and bringing Thailand to those of us who can't be there again yet.
Thanks again for tuning in Dave!
Awee cute kitty! Love your passion! And the into music vid of course 😍
New subscriber here. Really love your herping videos! The moment with the pit viper was nothing short of incredible. Be safe out there
Thanks a lot! Glad you like it!
Your comeback to YT has been crushing it. Great new videos.
Thanks a lot Jeffrey!
Hello! I just found your channel and I love it ! That baby viper is the cutest thing ever! Looking forward to more , lots of love from New York City !❤❤❤🐍
wow after working a hard Friday shift in the kitchen this made my night, thanks for the treat David much appreciated you definitely look happy out there in Thailand with moon congrats.
Glad to hear tht! Thanks for the support!
I had lost track of your channel, but the algorithm revealed it to me again today! I'm happily subscribed and can't wait to see more videos. I'll have to go back and watch what I've missed!
This was the sweetest thing, the snake was so calm and comfortable with you and you with thr snake. You truly are the best herper on youtube. Bless you. 🙌
I'm not a "Snake Person." I enjoy watching them from afar to an extent. But that little Pit Viper at 25:13 that crawled under your hand was a Cute little guy. He had a puppy dog face, if you know what I mean. Not to mention I liked his temperament.
Im glad some non "snake people" are tuning in and enjoying these videos too. Be careful though, before you know it youll be a snake person too. It's addictive haha
"Hairless ape protecc." - that smol viper crawling into your hand.
Another great vid. David ur content really is the best of UA-cam herping. So glad ur back keep them coming. I'll keep watching.
Thanks Dustin, I appreciate it!
Glad you are back making videos David. This was an exceptional one!
Im glad to be back too! Thanks Zach!
This is so beautiful. It makes me want to go to Thailand
Excellent! I have been waiting for an upload from you. Thanks.
Thank YOU!
DUDE! YOU’RE BACK FINALLY! Keep em coming! We MISSED YOU!
I’ll try my best! I’m permanently back in Thailand now so it will be a lot easier to make content :)
Great Job ,,,,, Love the visual adventure ,,, like always Moon is looking great ,,,, Nothing like herping when u can find reptiles and animals quickly ''' I do love the kraits and the mangroves looks similar in a way. U guys keep up the great works ,,,,, It would be a honor to see u and Dan from DME Exotic collab on a journey together with Apple and Moon .... That would be fire since the both of u all are in Thailand for now. 👌👌👌👌👌
Thanks! Yes, a collab with Dan would be good for sure!
I'm always AMAZED at his ability to instantly identify pretty much EVERYTHING.
What a beautiful place that is
Awww David called moon “babe” . Young love.
Love the long format 👍🏻
I'm glad to hear that! I enjoy making them more too :)
awww that viper was to cute viper :if i fits i sits
Great stuff as always!! I can only imagine how awsome it is to live in Thailand for any length of time!! Such a diverse place to herp for sure!!
Thanks Scott! I absolutely love it, even the diversity in my own backyard is mind blowing.
23:50 "That human will never find me in here!"
Lovely session...keep coming back for more!
So cute the snake curcling up
Much respect when you said the kitten will be an indoor cat.
Welcome back brother it’s snowing in Detroit but your videos of venomous reptiles warm my heart. Have a good weekend
Thanks! Enjoy your weekend too!
David, my man.. you're a legend, and you have an incredibly beautiful lady who seems down to earth and digs what you do. Seems you're living your best life, stay safe out there. Love learning from your channel.
Thanks a lot Ethan - yes Moon really enjoys herping too. Glad you like the videos! :)
@@DAVIDSFEED you bet, my friend.
Love the green pit viper hoodie. As someone with pets that shed, black doesn't work so well. If you had it in a gray I'd buy one.
That was something else.
Great video David as usual, thoroughly enjoed it and your shirts are amazing...Will be looking out for those...You've got a very interesting life and I find your videos fascinating. Keep them coming...You're incedibly knowledgeable...
Thanks Chris! Will try my best to keep them coming and improving the quality as I go :)
bro. wtf. you got a new subscriber. you're like a modern steve irwin
Another great video informative , all venom logos
This guy really know where snakes spawn!
Well David.......best footage so far!! That little dude curling up under your hand was fucking epic!
Vipers are so beautiful it's very interesting a close up look at a viper
Welcome back in Thailand David. Looks like your channel is growing. Looking forward seeing more herping videos. Im gonna herp myself here on Samui as well soon but still need to order some proper hooks first😆
Great as always David and it looks like a boat is a productive way to go herping, I guess as there are no vibrations on the ground for them to detect. I often see snakes here when I am out walking but for some reason more often in rural areas than when I am in the jungle (camouflage probably). I've seen King Cobras rarely, including a melanistic one on Koh Rong in Cambodia once. This is my kind of Thailand vlogging.
Thanks Karl! Certain species actually do better and occur in higher densities in human modified habitats, this is because many human activities such as farming are much more efficient at providing food sources. Agriculture provides an above natural amount of food for rodents in a very small space, so that will allow more snakes to live in a smaller area as well. Additionally, many of the larger predators are absent from these urban areas. Human inhabited areas usually have higher numbers of snakes but less species variety.
@@DAVIDSFEED That makes sense. Thanks
Lovely to see a girl That is comfortable whit handeling snake. 👍🏻👌🏻
I really enjoyed this. I learned quite a few things.
Awesome to have you content
Thanks!
Hell yeah bro needle fish rock!
ikr
Keep these excellent videos coming David and thank You..
You are one crazy dude .
Damnit, I can’t believe it’s been 4 hours since you posted this vid!! I like to keep up on this stuff lol… awesome job brother!!
Thanks Roger!
I really love what you do, thank you :)
Thank you too for watching :)
Yet again. Another really cool video. Keep it up brother
Nice one! We have an office near Little Amazone and often go there with my sons, who love snakes and love your channel. Thumbs up from us!
Great i missed ur vidos 👍👍
That looks fun
Didn't find snakes, but I went to Thailand a couple times about 10 years ago. Alot of poon to root through and amazed I didn't get gonorrhea from my time there. Wonderful country.
Amazing
Awesome stuff!!!
Merci pour cette belle vidéo de la France
Awesome 👍
Thanks bro!
Awesome vid my friend! Thailand has many beautiful places to explore and the people there are so friendly.. From your new friend 🙂👍👍
Hans Günther Fröhlich! LOL
Great video
Thanks Kurt
Omg, that was more intense envisioning that being my hand next to that creature. Wow, you got some you know whats for that.
I breed retics & that’s the only snake I would’ve grabbed lol … you have balls bro!
I love everything about the video also a beautiful lady 💜 thank you for another wonderful video
Thank YOU for watching!
@@DAVIDSFEED bitteschön
very good videos👍👍
Thanks Sadam!
Hans Günter 🥰👍🏻
gnarly!
Your girlfriend is gorgeous! So glad you are posting again!
Thanks! I couldnt agree more!
Love your videos
I love Mangrove snakes
Same!
Hat's off you buddy 🪄✨💯
Vary nice
I’ve been waiting finally David u postedddddd nice video btw 😂😂😅😅
Imagine what the pit viper was thinking when its "hiding place" shot away.
Hahahaha
Tht mangrove just had a eye cap still on. Their eyes blue up like that when going into shed. I own a 4 foot male
Brave
LOL I like watching Dr Pimple Popper, who knew I would get some of that type of content on your channel.
Hahaha I watch him too
She thinks your hand is shelter lol 😆
Hans Günther 🤣 dachte immer nur ich komm auf so komische Namen
komische namen sind die besten namen xD
If I remember correctly, the first time I watched one of your videos was a little over 3 years ago. Way back then the content was interesting, you were already demonstrating a deep knowledge base rooted in biology, and your on-camera persona was decent, though at times you came across a bit defensive (I'm guessing due to backlash received from people who thought you were taking unnecessary risks). I just wanted to send you some really positive feedback on your progression as a presenter over this time period.
1) In terms of content, you set a fairly high bar from the beginning but I think you've managed to significantly elevate it.
2) From day one you delivered interesting, relevant, and insightful facts and you continue to do so today. The difference is in the richness of describing details of what's going on around you, which is important because we can't see anything off camera.
3) The early filming angles, resolution, and clarity were already above average, but your current attention-to-detail and application of lessons learned has elevated your shooting to pretty much on the level of what we see on Discovery or Animal Planet.
4) There is noticeable development in your maturity and decision making process. I was never part of the crowd who felt you needed to be scolded for the risks you were taking, but I'd be lying if I didn't say it made me uncomfortable sometimes. You are still taking risks, but here's the difference. It much clearer for your audience to understand these are "calculated" risks because you are doing a great job of explaining what's going on in your mind as you make handling or pursuit decisions.
5) However, nothing stands out more than how you've grown as a presenter of information. This has a lot to do with pace and flow, but there's actually something more important. It's absolutely critical to come across as both relatable and likeable. I'm not suggesting you didn't embody these traits in the early days, only that your more relatable and likeable today.
Are there areas where I think you have opportunities to make your content even better (i.e. constructive feedback)? Yes, but even in these areas I've seen progression.
1) David, you seem to be a naturally chill guy. Having personally spent a lot of time Thailand, I imagine some of this has to do with the cultural environment. I think there are times when it might be beneficial to amp up your volume and inflection to highlight certain points or climatic moments in the video. I know it might seem I'm asking you to be fake or unnatural but it doesn't have to be that way. Only you know exactly how you're feeling in a given moment, but I have to assume there are times when you're getting a heavy adrenaline rush. In those moments let a little bit of what you're feeling inside come out in the video... there's nothing fake about that.
2) The other thing I want to mention is Moon (and your friends) are great additions in your videos. Her adventurous spirit adds another nice dimension. People tend to have a lot of misconceptions (which I won't mention) about Thailand. It's really unfortunate because the Thai people are some of kindest, funny, and out-going people I've ever encountered. Their positive outlook is infectious. When you live in a place like Thailand it's understandable that what outsiders view as unique, doesn't register as special to a local. You've got a great opportunity to incorporate a bit more of the fascinating cultural environment into your presentations, and if done naturally I don't think it would take away from the zoological focus of your content. As an example, your mention of the guides singing the Titanic song as your friend's raft sunk added a nice human-interest component in this video.
I also wanted to share my snake experiences in Thailand. While stationed at Kadena AFB in Japan, my unit deployed to Thailand 2-3 times a year for joint training exercises with the Thai Military, and we also staged in Udorn, Thailand for rescue missions when civil unrest broke out in Laos around 1996 if I remember correctly. Beyond military operations there was also a strong emphasis on providing humanitarian aid and building a positive impression with the Thai people when we visited, and one of the ways we did this was to go to more remote areas to provide inoculations (which is where I encountered snakes). For anyone wondering if a random person who isn't looking for snakes is likely to encounter one in Thailand, from my experience the answer is yes.
The first one I saw was a large cobra that scooted across the path about 25 feet in front of me. I realize there are multiple cobra species living in Thailand but based on the size I suspect it was a King Cobra (not bad for a first encounter!). The second snake encounter occurred while I was eating lunch and sitting near some trees in a fairly open grassy area. This one really caught me off guard because I wasn't expecting to see a snake so exposed and out in the open in the middle of day, or for it to decide to come so close to me of it's own choosing (it passed about 3 feet to my right). My guess is it was seeking shelter in the trees. This snake was speckled green, proportionally neither slender or thick, a little under two feet, and had a fairly pronounced triangle-shaped head. These physical traits lead me to believe it was some type of viper but I can't be positive. Unfortunately the 3rd encounter wasn't actually mine but something a few of the guys in my unit witnessed about a half mile away from where I was at the time. It would have been the most iconic snake encounter of my life, because it was a massive reticulated python near a stream. Obviously I can't confirm the details since I didn't see it, but they said it was extremely thick, well over 16 feet and might have been closer to 20 feet long. While these encounters didn't occur in heavily populated areas, I got the impression they wouldn't have been considered anything out of the ordinary if the area had been more urban. These "chance" encounters are remarkable for me, as someone who's come up empty almost every time I've gone herping in Texas. A 3 foot Copperhead is the most exciting thing I've ever found in my home state, save maybe the Coyote that got trapped inside my fenced-in back yard in the suburbs of Dallas. It was larger than I expected but a complete coward.
I think this particular video is the best one you've made so far and that is why I chose it for sending you feedback from a long-time viewer. By far the scariest element for me was your exposure to bat guano in that cave! Thanks for what you do!
Wow bro you got some nutz on u bro. Luck runs out dude you know that
If I’ve been doing this for over 10 years, literally thousands of times, maybe it isn’t luck?
Pretty sure he knows when they snake is about to strike they usually have a tell before they attack
Yeah he's gonna smell the stinky pinky and be like ah shit lmao 🤣
Eye probably had stuck shed. Snakes typically will have stuck shed on their eyes forming eye caps if they don’t shed properly. Sometimes I have to pull the stuck shed off my snakes eye.
Wasn’t the case with this one
Very goose
Thanks hoss!
Man the young lady next to you 😍😮💨
Woooooow dude that's fucking siiiick
Great video. I wish I knew of a similar kayaking experience on a small jungle river here in Cambodia.
If you have not been offerred great job opportunities in this field yet, I'd think you will soon. But they will be concerned if you're a risk or not with the chanced you take.
Yeah, many folks have a problem with the way I handle snakes. But it works for me, so imma just keep doing my thing :)
@@DAVIDSFEED Glad you are your own man .
Crazy, go hunting for snakes with flip flops :O
David your girl is cute man , you truely are living your best life 100%
Thank you Brandon :)
what you did with 🤚 to that viper 🤯💥
👍🏻 nice. Yes cool fish all of it. Do you have the keel back rabidofis. I think.
Yes we do occasionally find Rhabdophis, might be in a video coming soon? ;)
@@DAVIDSFEED venomous and poisonous lol
as someone from the US:
Indeed I've never seen anything like a man walking his pet elephant. That's really cool
If yall ever come across any would be cool to see some of the tarantulas in that neck of the woods
We see tarantulas frequently, I will try to film some more. We had a nice blue one in the previous video ;)
Get them used to it when they're neonates and a number of venomous species can be quite docile.